A Clinician's Guide to Helping Children Cope and Cooperate with Medical Care: An Applied Behavioral Approach

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A Clinician’s Guide to Helping Children Cope and Cooperate with Medical Care This page intentionally left blank A Clinician’s Guide to Helping Children Cope and Cooperate with Medical Care an applied behavioral approach keith j. slifer, phd Director, Pediatric Psychology Consultation Program, Department of Behavioral Psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine the johns hopkins university press Baltimore Note to the Reader: The discussions and procedures herein are intended to acquaint those providing care for children who are undergoing medical care with some of the behaviors, emotions and practical issues involved in this care giving. It is intended to provide information to help children in general and not to help any specific child. The views expressed are not necessarily the views of the author or of the publisher. This book is not meant to substitute for medical or psychological treatment, and treatment should not be based solely on its contents. Drug dosage: The author and publisher have made reasonable efforts to determine that the selection and dosage of any drugs mentioned in this text conform to the practices of the general medical community. The medications described do not necessarily have specific approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in the diseases and dosages discussed. In view of ongoing research, changes in governmental regulations, and the constant flow of information relating to drug therapy and drug reactions, the reader is urged to check the package insert of each drug for any change in indications and dosage and for warnings and precautions. This is particularly important when the recommended agent is a new and/or infrequently used drug. Any use of a drug or change in drug therapy the reader might consider after reading the discussions herein must be undertaken only with the consent and supervision of the individual’s treating physician.© 2014 The Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2014 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 www.press.jhu.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Slifer, Keith J., 1957– A clinician’s guide to helping children cope and cooperate with medical care : an applied behavioral approach / Keith J. Slifer. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-4214-1112-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-4214-1112-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-1-4214-1113-2 (electronic) ISBN-10: 1-4214-1113-X (electronic) I. Title. [DNLM: 1. Child Behavior. 2. Adaptation, Psychological. 3. Child. 4. Patient Compliance. 5. Therapeutics. WS 105] RJ499.3 618.92′89—dc23 2013006070 A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. Special discounts are available for bulk purchases of this book. For more information, please contact Special Sales at 410-516-6936 or specialsales@press.jhu.edu. The Johns Hopkins University Press uses environmentally friendly book materials, including recycled text paper that is composed of at least 30 percent post-consumer waste, whenever possible. To my son and inspiration, Nicholas John Slifer, who taught me to laugh aloud and be joyous in the midst of adversity This page intentionally left blank ...